California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control

  • Section 25980.
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Solar Shade Control Act. It is the policy of the state to promote all...
  • Section 25981.
    (a) As used in this chapter, “solar collector” means a fixed device, structure, or part of a device or structure, on the roof of a building,...
  • Section 25982.
    After the installation of a solar collector, a person owning or in control of another property shall not allow a tree or shrub to be...
  • Section 25982.1.
    (a) An owner of a building where a solar collector is proposed to be installed may provide written notice by certified mail to a person owning...
  • Section 25983.
    A tree or shrub that is maintained in violation of Section 25982 is a private nuisance, as defined in Section 3481 of the Civil Code,...
  • Section 25984.
    This chapter does not apply to any of the following:(a) A tree or shrub planted prior to the installation of a solar collector.(b) A tree planted, grown,...
  • Section 25985.
    (a) A city, or for unincorporated areas, a county, may adopt, by majority vote of the governing body, an ordinance exempting their jurisdiction from the provisions...
  • Section 25986.
    Any person who plans a passive or natural solar heating system or cooling system or heating and cooling system which would impact on an adjacent...

Last modified: October 22, 2018